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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lighthouse Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says that the weather will not be nice enough for the trip?
(a) Mr. Carmichael
(b) Nancy
(c) Mr. Ramsay
(d) Lily Briscoe

2. How does Mrs. Ramsay try to lift James' spirits after his father's negative comments
(a) She says that she will buy him a new catalogue.
(b) She says that he can get a puppy.
(c) She promises to bake him his favorite cake.
(d) She says that he might wake up and find the sun shining.

3. What does Mr. Bankes think Mr. Tansley feels about the people around the table?
(a) That they have wasted their lives, and are behind the times
(b) That they are all his true friends
(c) That the conversations are engrossing
(d) That they are all having a wonderful time

4. What is Andrew's opinion of Minta?
(a) He thinks she is a liar.
(b) He thinks she is too prim and proper.
(c) He thinks she is more sensible than most girls.
(d) He thinks she is boastful.

5. What is the condition of the house in the heat of the summer?
(a) Flies weave webs in the sunny rooms, weeds grow near the glass
(b) The summer sun is shining on the porch.
(c) The sun adds warmth to the cheery rooms.
(d) The heat is warping the roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Ramsay annoyed with Mr. Ramsay when he calls the island a "poor little place"?

2. What does Mr. Ramsay expect from Lily when he sighs, full of grief?

3. What is it in human beings that nature looks upon complacently?

4. What returns to Mr. Bankes as he begins to eat dinner?

5. What messages breathed from sea to shore at the ramsay's house?

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